Dorothy Howell Books in Order

Dorothy Howell's first published novel is a sweeping historical romance with a strong-willed heroine, high emotion, and the kind of conflict that tests both pride and passion.

When Anna Fletcher catches a handsome stranger bathing in her pond, trouble is not far behind. This early historical romance mixes attraction, hidden motives, and the lure of treasure.

A quieter historical romance that leans into domestic detail, close community ties, and the feelings people hide behind good manners. Small moments do a lot of work here.

Kelsey Rodgers already has enough trouble without a sharp, dangerous U.S. marshal staying at her hotel. Clay Chandler is hunting answers, but he soon finds himself entangled in Kelsey's secrets and her heart.

A badly timed mistake pushes two strong-willed people into a marriage neither expected. Dorothy Howell turns the mix-up into a light western romance full of pride, confusion, and slow-building affection.

Kaitlin Jeffers dreams of a life bigger than a rundown store and a one-horse town. Then Tripp Callihan and his young son make her wonder whether the future she wants might look very different.

Jess Logan returns to Walker, Wyoming, to raise his late sister's children and discovers how much he still has to learn. Schoolmarm Sarah Wakefield brings warmth, but she is guarding a secret of her own.

Amanda Pierce arrives expecting to match lonely men with brides, not clash with rough-edged lumber camp owner Jason Kruger. A mix-up over a mail-order bride turns into a stubborn, funny battle of wills.

Elizabeth Hill is dragged back into local gossip when a daylight bank robbery leaves her paired with sharp-shooting stranger Connor Wade. He sees past her prickly exterior, and that may be the biggest danger of all.

A heartfelt historical romance about old feelings, difficult choices, and the fear of trusting what love seems to promise. Dorothy Howell leans into emotion here more than spectacle.

Annie Martin takes a job caring for widower Josh Ingalls's unruly children and has no patience for his detached charm. Yet daily battles, unexpected tenderness, and a busy frontier household begin to change both of them.

Mattie Ingram is pregnant, struggling, and determined to stay independent even when Jared McQuaid returns to claim a place in her life. One night of passion has become a much harder choice.

Amanda never forgot Nick Hastings's kiss, or the hurt that followed it. When he marries her over a reckless wager, their chemistry is real, but so is the question of whether he means anything beyond the bet.

After burying her father on the Santa Fe Trail, Lily St. Claire is alone, penniless, and far from home. North Walker offers her a place and a purpose, but their uneasy bargain quickly grows more complicated.

Maggie's life collides with the law, and with the man enforcing it, in a western romance built on stubborn pride and unwanted attraction. Trouble comes first, but love refuses to stay out of the picture.

Jana wants a clean divorce, while Brandon insists they try marriage for one month more. Their bargain forces them to face the child, heartbreak, and unfinished love between them.

Rachel Branford will do almost anything to save her family's crumbling fortune, even strike a bargain with Mitch Kincade. What begins as a practical arrangement soon turns into a dangerous kind of marriage of convenience.

Kinsey Templeton has built a fragile new life in Crystal Springs, but the stranger stepping off the stagecoach threatens everything. Jared Mason has searched for her for years, and neither is prepared for what he finds.

Haley Randolph's handbag habit lands her in debt and a holiday job at Holt's Department Store. When she finds her boss dead in the stockroom and the evidence points her way, she teams up with Ty Cameron to clear her name.

Haley is still juggling Holt's, college, and her complicated life when poisoned fruit kills Claudia Gray. Because the gift came from her mother's company, Haley dives in to prove her family is being framed.

Life looks great until Haley finds rival Tiffany Markham dead in the trunk of Ada Cameron's Mercedes. Now she has to outrun suspicion, untangle old grudges, and keep chasing the season's most coveted bag.

Sent to Las Vegas to help open a new Holt's store, Haley expects work and shopping, not murder. When a woman tied to a handbag venture turns up dead, Haley becomes a suspect again in a city far from home.

Holt's Summer Santa Sale turns grim when Haley discovers a murdered elf stuffed inside the giant toy bag. To stay off the suspect list, she has to sort through jealousies, show-business dreams, and holiday chaos.

Haley lucks into a new corporate events job, only to find the company's chief of security murdered. Between a shaky resume, office secrets, and a possible kidnapping, her fresh start gets dangerous fast.

Newly single and trying to move forward, Haley takes an events job for high-end Hollywood clients. A complicated charity bash goes sideways, and another murder drops her into a fresh round of trouble.

Desperate for steady work, Dana Mackenzie takes a job with a coldhearted financial company and ends up finding a client murdered. Helping the victim's family pulls her toward old feelings, dark secrets, and a killer who wants her out of the way.

Haley wins a luxury resort getaway and heads off dreaming of celebrities and the perfect Sea Vixen beach bag. Then a maid turns up dead on the beach, and Haley starts digging into what the island staff is hiding.

What should be a routine outing turns deadly when Haley gets caught up in a suspicious drowning. Soon she is juggling shifting loyalties, dangerous secrets, and another killer who wants her gone.

This shorter Haley adventure throws her into yet another murder mess just when she would rather focus on work, romance, and shopping. A light setup turns serious fast once foul play enters the picture.

Dana thinks she is lucky to miss a deadly hit-and-run, until she realizes it was murder. Chasing answers drags her into corporate scams, family betrayal, and a case that turns frighteningly personal.

When Dana rushes to help her friend Jillian after a disastrous date, she finds a dead body in the kitchen. Proving Jillian's innocence means reopening relationship tensions and following a trail of shady deals.

Working two jobs, Haley hopes event planning at a Hollywood retirement home will lead to something full-time. Instead she finds an administrator dead and must investigate while still chasing her next must-have bag.

Haley's latest brush with murder is tangled up with betrayal, bad decisions, and people hiding more than they say. Clearing the mess means asking questions the police would rather she leave alone.

This holiday novella delivers a warm western romance with Christmas hope, family feeling, and just enough complication to keep the happy ending hard-won.

A new shopping obsession lands Haley in the middle of a case involving guns, lies, and another suspicious death. To get out safely, she has to read people as well as she reads store displays.

What starts as another ordinary stretch of Haley's messy retail life turns into murder. Between store drama and a killer nearby, she has to keep one step ahead without losing her nerve.

Haley's world of designer labels and department-store chaos gets a fresh twist when malice turns deadly again. Sleuthing, shopping, and relationship trouble collide as she tries to figure out who is playing dirty.

New to Los Angeles, Hollis Brannigan works as a personal shopper but wants a place in her firm's investigations unit. A supposed missing-dog case leads to cash, a gun, and murder in a Hancock Park mansion.

Saloon owner Jack Delaney wants prim tea-room proprietor Rebecca Merriweather to bring a woman's touch to his new house. Their bargain sounds simple until it starts looking a lot like courtship.

After a bad break in Los Angeles, Abbey Chandler heads to Hideaway Grove for a reset. Instead, a hit-and-run death leaves her car under suspicion, and her new sewing hobby turns into an amateur murder hunt.

Abbey is trying to grow her sewing business when plans for a rival bakery end in murder. With Aunt Sarah under suspicion and the town's big conference at risk, Abbey starts asking hard questions.

Working part-time at Hideaway Grove's visitor center, Abbey finds a coworker dead in a lost-and-found bin with sewing shears engraved with her name. Clearing herself means digging through small-town grudges, theft, and revenge.